Meaning of the nameJania
- Female
- Ja-ni-a
Jania is a female name recorded in Brazil, of uncertain origin, with more than four thousand people in the 2022 Census.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,177 people named Jania, the 3,109th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 48, and the largest group was born in the 1970s. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Meaning
The meaning of Jania is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 4,177
- Rank in Brazil
- #3,109
- Median age
- 48 years
- 2010 Census
- 4,021
- people
Jania in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Jania, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (1,675 people).
4,153 women 24 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Jania is most common
States with the highest share of people named Jania in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.007%
- Minas Gerais 0.004%
- Goiás 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
- Amazonas 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 851 | 0.004% |
| São Paulo | 473 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 303 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 275 | 0.007% |
| Goiás | 240 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 230 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 229 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 178 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 162 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 138 | 0.002% |
| Pará | 116 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 102 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 101 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 95 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 91 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 75 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 70 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 65 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 63 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 61 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 58 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 58 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 56 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 48 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 22 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Jania
The origin of the spelling Jania is uncertain. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil has the entry Jania with no formation or etymology and with no recorded spelling variants. It is almost always a female name, and the records are concentrated among people born between the 1960s and the 1980s. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,177 people named Jania, with a median age of 48. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Jania · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Jania
What does the name Jania mean?
The meaning of Jania is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Jania in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,177 people with the first name Jania, which ranks it number 3,109 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.
Is Jania a boy's or a girl's name?
Jania is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,153 women and 24 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Jania most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.007% of the state's population is named Jania (275 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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